71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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LC 3166
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2781
                  Ordered by the Senate May 24
 Including House Amendments dated April 17 and Senate Amendments
                          dated May 24
 
Sponsored by Representative BACKLUND, Senator COURTNEY;
  Representative MORRISETTE
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Encourages youth sports providers to determine crimes that
disqualify individuals from supervising or coaching youth sports,
to complete criminal records checks and to require completion of
sports education program.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to youth sports.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + As used in sections 1 to 4 of this 2001 Act:
  (1) 'Subject individual' means any person who is or will be
directly involved with the coaching or supervision of children
participating in an organized youth sports activity.
  (2) 'Youth sports activity' does not include any activity
operated by a school district or public charter school.
  (3) 'Youth sports provider' means any person, organization or
agency that operates in Oregon and is directly involved with
children participating in an organized youth sports activity. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Every youth sports provider is encouraged to:
  (1) Create and adopt a list of crimes that disqualify a subject
individual from coaching or supervising a youth sports activity
for the youth sports provider if the subject individual has been
convicted of the crime or has been convicted of a substantially
equivalent crime in another jurisdiction;
  (2) Complete a criminal records check on subject individuals
who coach or supervise a youth sports activity for the youth
sports provider; and
  (3) Require all subject individuals who coach or supervise a
youth sports activity to complete a sports education program. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) Upon the request of a youth sports
provider, and in compliance with procedures adopted by the
Department of State Police under ORS 181.555, the Department of
State Police shall furnish to the authorized staff of the youth
sports provider such information on a subject individual as the
Department of State Police may have in its possession from its
central bureau of criminal identification, including but not
limited to manual or computerized criminal offender information.
With the approval of the Department of State Police, a local law
enforcement agency may furnish the information described in this
subsection to a youth sports provider.
  (2)(a) Subsequent to furnishing the information required under
subsection (1) of this section, the Department of State Police
shall conduct nationwide criminal records checks of the subject
individual through the Federal Bureau of Investigation by use of
the subject individual's fingerprints and shall report the
results to the staff of the youth sports provider, who must be
specifically authorized to receive the information. In accordance
with the procedures of the Department of State Police, a local
law enforcement agency may conduct the criminal records check
described in this paragraph if the local law enforcement agency
has received approval under subsection (1) of this section.
  (b) The Department of State Police or a local law enforcement
agency may not transfer the fingerprint card used to conduct a
criminal records check unless the public agency or person
receiving the fingerprint card agrees to destroy the fingerprint
card or return the fingerprint card to the Department of State
Police or local law enforcement agency.
  (c) If a public agency or person returns a fingerprint card to
the Department of State Police or local law enforcement agency,
the Department of State Police or local law enforcement agency
shall destroy the fingerprint card or return the fingerprint card
to the subject individual. The Department of State Police or
local law enforcement agency may not keep a record of the
fingerprints. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + Nothing in sections 1 to 4 of this 2001 Act
imposes any additional duty or liability on any youth sports
provider by reason of the youth sports provider not performing a
duty that is encouraged by section 2 of this 2001 Act. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + Sections 1 to 4 of this 2001 Act first apply to
youth sports providers on and after July 1, 2002. + }
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